Where does “zuvortun” come from?

zuvortun (German) comes from German tūn, from Middle High German tuon, from Old High German tuon, from Proto-West Germanic dōn, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

zuvortun (German): to outdo

Definitions

  1. to outdo

Ancestry of “zuvortun”, step by step

zuvortun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tūn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantūn—
2Middle High Germantuonto do
3Old High Germantuonto do; to make
4Proto-West Germanicdōnto do; to put, to place
5Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via German zuvor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzuvorbefore, previously
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōną →